This is another refreshed blog, originally published in 2019. It’s written by Natalie Ward, who was an intern at the AIU Centre. As well a...
Researching Ras T. Makonnen and Pan-Africanism in Manchester at the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah RACE Centre
In this blog / article, guest writer Jack A. W. Bowman shares his experiences of researching the Pan African National Congress in Manchester...
The 1945 Pan-African Congress: Manchester and the Fight for Equality
This is the first of four Black History Month blogs, all focusing on the Pan-African Congress of 1945 held here in Manchester. In this refreshed blog ...
Black History Month 2020
October is Black History Month, and while the current restrictions mean we aren’t able to run our usual programme of in-person events, we will s...
Hashim & Family
This summer, Safina Islam has been reading Hashim & Family by Shahnaz Ahsan (John Murray Press, 2 April 2020). She shared her thoughts as part of ...
Coming to Manchester: Stories of South Asian migration to Manchester
This blog looks at South Asian migration to Manchester, using the Push-Pull theory of migration to deepen understanding. It is written for readers wit...
#BLM: Archiving Black experience during the COVID-19 pandemic
Drew Ellery talks about what he has donated to our COVID-19 collecting project, and why....
Safety4Sisters: ‘If we don’t document what is happening, who will?’
A conversation with Sandhya Sharma of Safety 4 Sisters We’re delighted to announce that we’ve received our first donations to our COVID-19 Collect...
The tragedy of Shukri Abdi – lessons still not learnt
Last week was Refugee Week. While it is incredibly important to understand and celebrate the contribution of people that have often overcome unimagina...
Refugee and Asylum Seeker Awareness Week 2020
Celebrating Refugee Week during the COVID-19 pandemic...